Harrison Bergeron

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Harrison Bergeron
Persons potential realized when freed
Handicap
Given by

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Create a Thesis Statement

• Author Work Analytical Verb Literary Device
  Purpose Thesis Statement
• Our PURPOSE How the use of a literary device
  helps develop the theme.
• THEME - a unifying or dominant idea interpreted
  by the reader
• Brainstorm possible THEMES for Harrison Bergeron.

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Create a Thesis Statement
What is Vonneguts purpose in his satire
Harrison Bergeron? START WITH OPENING
INFORMATION Vonneguts use of satire in
Harrison Bergeron OR Vonnegut reveals
_____ through his use of satire in Harrison
Bergeron
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Create a Thesis Statement

• Opening Information analytical verb purpose
• Vonneguts use of satire in Harrison Bergeron
  highlights that absolute equality in order to
  improve society would come at the cost of
  complete conformity.

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Limitations for Absolute Equality

• Mental
• Physical
• Emotional
• Creativity
• Aesthetic

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• 1.
• Vonneguts use of satire in Harrison Bergeron
  suggests a society of complete equality would
  result in absolute conformity.
• Vonnegut suggests that a society of complete
  equality would result in absolute conformity in
  his satire Harrison Bergeron.

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• 2.
• Vonneguts use of satire in Harrison Bergeron
  highlights the fact that a society of absolute
  equality would destroy all individuality.
• Vonnegut highlights the fact that a society of
  absolute equality would destroy all individuality
  in his satire Harrison Bergeron.

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• 3.
• Vonneguts use of satire in Harrison Bergeron
  disproves the myth that absolute equality among
  humans would improve society.
• Vonnegut disproves the concept of societal
  perfection being obtained through absolute
  equality in the satire Harrison Bergeron.

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• 4.
• Vonnegut suggests that human beings are not
  reaching their full potential due to handicaps
  and restrictions placed upon them by government
  in his satire Harrison Bergeron.
• Vonnegut utilizes satire in Harrison Bergeron
  to suggest that humans are not reaching their
  full potential due to handicaps and restrictions
  placed upon them by the government.

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• 5
• Vonnegut examines the possibility that we may
  hinder ourselves from reaching our full potential
  by allowing handicaps to be placed upon us in his
  satire Harrison Bergeron.
• Vonneguts utilizes satire in Harrison Bergeron
  to examine the possibility that we may hinder
  ourselves from reaching our full potential by
  allowing handicaps to be placed upon us.

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• You can tell a lot about what a society believes
  by reading their literature. Many times qualities
  and traits are given to protagonists that
  represent what a society considers desirable
  while other traits are given to antagonists to
  represent what that society feels to be
  undesirable.
• A. List one protagonist and one antagonist in The
  Odyssey.
• B. What can you infer about ancient Greek
  civilization regarding those two characters?

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Literary Terms

• Protagonist - the leading character, hero, or
  heroine of a drama or other literary work.
• Antagonist - the adversary of the hero or
  protagonist of a drama or other literary work

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• National C.C. 14, 19, 21, 15, 18
• National Convention 20, 23, 41
• State C.C. 11, 37, 43
• Local C.C. 1, 5, 16, 42, 3, 39
• Precinct 7, 22, 29
• Precinct Volunteers 2, 13, 33, 30
• Senatorial C.C. 4, 34
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• Congressional C.C. 35, 36